So Now Aspartame's OK?
Can't they make up their minds? After finding aspartame to be harmful in the U.S., the European Union (EU) has now found that it isn't, really. According to yahoo.com, even though it's been linked to cancer and premature births, and The Huffington Post's Dr. Joseph Merola calls it "the deadly neurotoxin that everyone uses," the EU has ruled that it's safe, in the amounts people are currently using it in diet soft drinks. After conducting a major review of evidence, the agency said Tuesday it has ruled out any "potential risk of aspartame causing damage to genes and inducing cancer," CBS News reports. U.S. health officials have not supplied any substantial proof that artificial sweeteners, such as NutraSweet and Equal, are associated with death, the network adds. So how much is too much? The American Cancer Society says that means about 3,750 milligrams of aspartame per day for a 165-pound person -- that's about 21 cans of diet ...